Six Sigma Technical Support
Resume:
GUY DAVIES
San Pedro CA *****
**********@*******.***
SUMMARY:
Proven performance in engineering, quality and operations leadership roles across the aerospace and aerospace component manufacturing industry
A Six Sigma Green Belt, possessing expertise in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement to allow companies to exceed business objectives, to grow the revenue stream, to increase profitability, to achieve zero defects and to maximize customer satisfaction through on time delivery, optimum quality and product value.
Decades of experience as both an employee and contractor for many of the larger aerospace manufacturing firms
Extensive hands on experience across the entire manufacturing process
Experienced leading projects and programs that improve operations efficiency, productivity, and on-time delivery while minimizing cost and waste.
Drove KPI’s to exceed business goals and customer expectations.
Used Six Sigma processes to identify alternate processes and solutions to problems to achieve on time delivery with zero defects, and to improve monthly revenues and increase cash flow.
CERTIFICATIONS:
Six Sigma Green Belt Certification – General Electric Corporation - October 2000
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
GKN AEROSPACE, Garden Grove, CA December 2023 to May 2024
Contract (through IES) - (rehired for a 2nd contract)
Providing complete technical support in the introduction and manufacture of a new product. This includes the development of product routers, material BOM’s, tool designs, production resources and manpower requirements, liaised with outside vendors on tool manufacture.
Interpreted customer design requirements into a working production document and ensuring all the customer requirements were met.
FILTECH, Torrance, CA January 2023 to December 2023
Manufacturing Engineer
Provided technical support in the manufacture of industrial inspection equipment for the food, beverage and chemical industries. This included compilation of BOM’s, writing of routers, determining tooling requirements, and resolving technical build and quality issues to ensure that the product conformed to the required specifications.
Led technical improvements on the shop floor to drive productivity initiatives and labor improvements
Was the technical interface with the Engineering Design and Test Groups.
DCX-CHOL, Gardena, CA January 2022 to January 2023
Project Engineer
Provided technical direction in the manufacture of electrical cables for the aerospace and defense aviation markets.
Compiled BOM’s, wrote routers, participated in MRB (material review board) activities, defined outside processes and test methods to ensure product conformed to the appropriate specifications and standards.
Provided technical direction to personnel involved in all aspects of the assembly and test.
MASON CONTROLS, Sylmar, CA December 2021 to January 2022
Sustainment Engineer
Provided technical support including MRB activity, engineering and quality in the manufacture of aerospace components.
ADVANCED GROUND
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, Santa Fe Springs, CA August 2021 to October 2021
Senior Planner
Responsible for the management of the planning department, included the preparation and release of various manufacturing documents to production, supervision of planning personnel, creation and maintenance of planning procedures and work instructions.
Worked with project engineers on a daily basis to review progress of designs providing input and suggestions related to the manufacture of the product.
SENSATA, Thousand Oaks, CA October 2020 to June 2021
Contract (through Manpower) Manufacturing Process Engineer
Supported production cells, processes and product families by addressing technical issues.
Wrote process documents or work instructions based on current and proposed process flow.
Specified, implemented and validated new process equipment.
Performed process improvement activities to enhance operations and achieve quality objectives.
Performed root cause analysis and advanced data analysis and problem solving.
Member of the MRB team.
Conceptualized and designed tooling/fixtures.
SAFRAN CABIN, Garden Grove, CA May 2019 to March 2020
Manager
Provided leadership to a repair station team overhauling parts for commercial aircraft.
Drove team to achieve KPI’s including critical on time delivery, turn time, Zero quality escapes, increase daily deliveries and reduce backlog.
Developed tools to effectively manage these KPI’s.
GKN AEROSPACE, Camarillo, CA March 2019 to May 2019
Contract (through Morson)
Conducted Change Board Meetings for Engineering changes.
Worked with quality team to ensure conformance to requirements.
Determined corrective action on in process parts and was a member of the material review board team providing disposition on production parts.
Provided technical support to manufacturing operation, including red lining travelers, MRB activities and root cause analysis.
COMANT INDUSTRIES (COBHAM), Fullerton, CA August 2017 to June 2018
Operations Manager
Operations Manager reported to Value Stream Director. Provided daily leadership to a team of 25 to achieve
KPI’s, to maintain on time delivery and customer satisfaction while driving continuous improvement in search or Operational Excellence.
Fully engaged in the area of manufacturing Engineering to achieve management goals.
Team member who helped drive ISO 9001 2015 certification.
Planned, designed, and implemented manufacturing processes and improvements in an Electro-Mechanical factory driving for Operational Excellence.
Mapped value stream to identify risks and opportunities to reduce waste and yield manufacturing labor improvements and on time delivery of the product.
Provided daily leadership to the manufacturing team to achieve KPI’s, to maintain on-time delivery and customer satisfaction while driving continuous improvement in value stream areas of manufacture.
Drove Operational Excellence.
Continually analyzed the manufacturing processes for improvements in personnel safety, quality, cost reduction, delivery output to achieve higher revenues and on time delivery.
Determined tooling requirements for new product introduction or to achieve the manufacturing goals in accordance with product specifications and/or customer needs.
Interfaced with Engineering to improve manufacturability of products and to support the timely release of required documents such as Engineering Change Notices.
Optimized efficiency by analyzing shop layout, workflow, assembly methods, and manpower usage.
Liaised with vendors in evaluating solutions for meeting product specifications, to reduce cost (as we outsourced manufacturing of most components) and to achieve our quality standard.
Identified and troubleshot equipment and processes that negatively impacted our ability to achieve defined KPI’s.
Addressed non-conformances, conducted failure analysis, root cause analysis, and provided corrective action(s) to eliminate reoccurrence.
Reviewed new designs and provided manufacturability feedback to Engineering for appropriate changes.
Developed process documentation for new product assembly and test processes. Trained personnel on the new operations or methodology.
ONTIC ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING, Chatsworth, CA November 2015 to July 2017
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Provided technical support for the manufacturing and overhaul of military, and commercial aircraft components.
Supported entire team by resolving technical issues related to the manufacture and or repair and overhaul of military, and commercial aircraft components.
Resolved manufacturing issues and initiated process improvements to improve quality and reliability.
Participated in shop floor MRB activities.
HONEYWELL AEROSPACE, Torrance, CA July 2015 to August 2015
Contract - Senior Mechanical Design Engineer
Reported to the Product Support Engineering Manager provided technical support for the manufacturing of aircraft systems and components by resolving technical issues.
Provided technical support for the manufacturing and test operations.
Supported manufacturing and test by understanding technical issues, reading ANSI Y14.1drawings and initiated ECR’s to facilitate component manufacture or test.
Provided appropriate technical data to Design Engineers to support the engineering change requests and engineering change orders.
Liaised with manufacturing personnel to understand manufacturing issues and to submit drawing changes etc in a timely fashion to minimize impact on the revenue stream.
STANDARDAERO, Los Angeles, CA March 2000 to April 2015
Manager – Engine Shop Continuous Improvement
Reported to the Vice President with operational and P&L responsibility for three product lines and 35 employees.
Drove KPI’s to exceed business goals and customer expectations.
Analyzed P&L statements to identify opportunities to improve labor and material margin while maintaining quality.
Reported out to upper management when margin was below required threshold and means of preventing re-occurence.
Drove continuous improvement at the site and had teams report out on weekly progress.
Introduced the "4 Blocker" template to facilitate teams compilation of quick hit improvements to operations.
Used Six Sigma to identify alternate processes and solutions to problems to achieve on time delivery with zero defects, and to improve monthly revenues and increase cash flow.
Team Leader determining best practices for Operations. Optimized efficiency by changing shop layout, work flow, assembly methods, and manpower usage. Leveraged best practices across 3 other sites.
Led technical improvements on the shop floor to drive productivity initiatives and labor improvements
Established work flows for critical assemblies and sub assemblies and analyzed those flows with input from the team to identify opportunities to improve flow by reducing or re-sequencing steps. This often led to the creation of individual work stations or centers of excellence which were equipped with trained personnel and equipment to perform all of the tasks for that component. Trained in shop redesign to facilitate this activity
Continually analyzed the manufacturing processes to identify improvements in productivity and OTD.
Improved material delivery dates and eliminated expedite fees by identifying scrap or material repairs prior to inspection
Introduced a visual workplace at StandardAero to increase awareness and drive ownership of shop performance and areas in need of improvement.
Senior Powerplant Engineer – Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement
Reported to the Vice President and General Manager providing technical support in the overhaul and repair of gas turbine engines and components.
Excellent understanding of Cellular Manufacturing and Lean Principles. Trained in shop redesign.
Used Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement methods to affect step change and increase profitability.
Drove Continuous Improvement. Used Six Sigma techniques to affect change to improve productivity resulting in an 18% increase in labor profit margin.
Subject Matter Expert interfacing with the engine manufacturer to improve engine operation.
Introduced an MRB process to review and evaluate component conditions that were not adequately addressed by the manufacturer’s manuals.
Powerplant Engineer – Six Sigma / Continuous Improvement
Reported to the Vice President and General Manager and provided technical support for all aspects of gas turbine engine MRO.
Utilized continuous improvement techniques to improve engine delivery dates, reduce costs, improve labor and material margins and reduce inventory levels by repairing components.
Analyzed assembly techniques and shop processes, collecting data to identify areas of improvement to reduce cost while increasing delivery rates and maintaining product quality. Leveraged best practices across other sites.
NATIONAL AIRMOTIVE CORP. /
ROLLS ROYCE ENGINE SERVICES, Oakland, CA 1995 to 2000
Director of Operations
Reported to the President with P&L, responsibility for the entire facility including facility maintenance and the health and safety of all 35 employees.
Drove product through the shop to achieve on-time delivery with zero defects.
Improved monthly revenues and increased cash flow while ensuring safety and the well-being of all employees.
Introduced a new product line to the company to increase sales, and increase gross margin.
Led technical improvements on the shop floor to drive productivity initiatives and labor improvements
Ensured the new product was introduced per the manufacturer’s specifications.
Improved material delivery dates and eliminated expedite fees by identifying scrap or material repairs prior to inspection
PACIFIC AIRMOTIVE CORP., Burbank, CA 1985 to 1995
Program Manager
Project Engineer and Program Manager for Pratt and Whitney turboprop and turboshaft engines reporting to site Vice President providing technical support to the MRO operation with annual sales of $11,000,000.
Part of a team that revised production methods to affect a 5% reduction in labor costs.
Improved the inspection and repair criteria to slash material replacement rates by some 30%.
Wrote a manual that was approved by the FAA to obtain Federal Aviation Authority SFAR36 approval for major repairs.
Led technical improvements on the shop floor to drive productivity initiatives and labor improvements
EDUCATION:
BSME Mechanical Engineering – Bournemouth University (was Dorset Institute of Higher Education)
UCLA Business Management Extension course – 1991
USC Aircraft Accident Investigation course
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